Friday, February 14, 2025

La Fin de la Semaine Essay Question: Special "Hello Young Lovers You're Under Arrest" Edition

Hey, it's Valentines Day!

And in its honor, from 2025 and their fab/gear just released new album Aces Eights & Heartreaks, please enjoy The Shang Hi Los and the sublimely 80s/Blondie-ish confection that is their "Monsieur Valentine."

Seriously -- that gets my vote for Best Song of the Year so far.

In any case, you can find out more about those kids -- including where to buy/hear more of the album -- over at their official website HERE.

And of course, all that leads us to the weekend's business. To wit:

...and your favorite (or least favorite) post-Elvis pop/rock/folk/soul/country love-themed song is...???

No arbitrary rules whatsoever -- your song can be happy, sad, directed at a specific object of affection, or just a general kind of lovey-dovey sentiment. However you're feeling today.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, my candidate (and I won't specify whether it's my fave or least) is...

...and ain't that something?

Okay -- what would YOUR nominees be?

And have a great weekend, everybody!!!

31 comments:

  1. Too damn many "love" songs, but here is my favorite ever Valentine's Day Song.
    St Valentine's Day Massacre by the Twylyte Zones
    https://youtu.be/-QLrUzjfme8?si=Et4oWjKkzSuekJwt

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  2. So what does "post-Elvis" mean? Connie seems way too early. And as Edward said, too many love songs to choose from, especially if we can go back to the stone age.

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  3. post Elvis means post his first Sun Records release in 1954. "Stupid Cupid" came out in 1958...

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  4. Nilsson's "You're Breaking My Heart"

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  5. Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
    Van Morrison - Sweet Thing
    Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
    Tonio K - H-A-T-R-E-D

    - Paul In DK

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  6. "Sunrise" - The Who (really Pete Townshend solo). I know he's mostly singing to god but it's the most beautiful love song I've ever heard.

    Romantic Captain Al

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  7. Jimmy Buffett - after one too many glasses of Champagne -
    Why Don't We Get Drunk...
    rob

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  8. Worst - Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight." Best? Man, that's hard. Maybe "Paradise By the Dashboard Light." ;)

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  9. Fave: The Troggs - Love Is All Around
    Worst, obviously: Paul Anka - You're Having My Baby

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  10. And may I just add —- The Beatles “It’s Only Love”

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  11. Love - My Little Red Book (a twofer)

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  12. Dave Leonatti2/14/2025 2:57 PM

    "Mighty Fine Love" - Tom Hall (NOT Tom T Hall)
    "Blue Valentine" - Will Brady
    and - a hybrid of fusion jazz/reggae (not the confines of this here blog - but makes me laugh).
    "My Funny Valentine Shot the Sheriff" - Randy Bernsen

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  13. Something in the way she moves - JT
    More Beatles songs than I can count

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  14. Marshall Crenshaw - "This Is Easy" and "They Never Will Know": A couple of gorgeous songs - the former a rocker, the latter a ballad - that bookend his 1987 album MARY JEAN & 9 OTHERS. Ah, those background vocals and guitar solos.

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  15. This song wipes me out -
    You Got The Silver/Keith Richards
    rbm

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  16. Hey, the Crenshaw comment before Rob's is from Chris E.

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  17. I have a soft spot for Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door” because (a) it’s a good song, and (b) in 2001, when I saw PT in a small theater doing a solo acoustic performance, he introduced the song by saying, “This is a happy little love song. I write millions of them.”

    Others…Warren Zevon’s “Accidentally Like a Martyr” is beautiful and moving; one of my favorites. As far as worst, too many to list.

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    1. ct - as usual this CT. guy agrees with your song choice's. We have similar tastes

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  18. Lucinda Williams Right In Time

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  19. "I Want You Around" - Ramones
    "I Like That Girl" - NRBQ
    "Castanets" - Alejandro Escovedo
    "Roxanne" - The Police
    "Cashier Girl" - Ben Vaughn
    "I Wanna Be Your Favorite Pair of Pajamas" - Andre Williams

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  20. Don't Dream It’s Over - Crowded House
    Message To My Girl - Split Enz
    The Girl I Can’t Forget - FoW
    Real Good Looking Boy - The Who
    God Only Knows

    -Dave in Atlanta

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    1. I'd forgotten how much I love "Real Good Looking Boy"

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  21. "Roadside Wreck" - Southern Culture On The Skids
    "I Love You Period" - Dan Baird

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    1. I’d TOTALLY forgotten that Dan Baird. Priceless.

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  22. What Now My Love..Mitch Ryder

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